Tuesday, July 16th, 2019
President lauds EU envoy for promoting bilateral relations
ISLAMABAD; JULY 16 (DNA) – President Dr. Arif Alvi has congratulated the outgoing Ambassador of the Delegation of European Union Jean Francois Cautain, on successful completion of his tenure in Pakistan and appreciated his efforts for enhancing the relations between Pakistan and the European Union (EU). Pakistan values its relations with the European Union, which were moving in a positive direction in all spheres of cooperation, he added. The President highlighted that the current volume of trade between Pakistan and EU was not commensurate to its true potential and neededRead More
Comply with the proposal or we will continue by Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
by Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey It has been more than half a century since the Greek Cypriots violently hijacked the Republic of Cyprus in 1963, which was established by the 1960 Treaties and based upon a partnership between Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots, on the basis of political equality. Because of the intransigent attitude of the Greek Cypriot side, the negotiation processes carried out under the auspices of the United Nations since 1968 have failed to yield positive results. Despite the constructive approach shown by TurkeyRead More
Paragon Housing scandal: Court to indict Khawaja brothers on August 8
LAHORE (DNA) – An accountability court in Lahore on Tuesday fixed August 8 as the date of indictment of former minister for Railways and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Khawaja Saad Rafique and his brother Salman Rafique in the Paragon Housing Society case. Meanwhile, the court extended Khawaja brothers’ judicial remand till August 8. After appearing before the court today, Saad, in his talk to the media, said: “Whatever is happening with us, the same will happen with them [PML-N’s political rivals] after a fewRead More
Sustainable development: France, Pakistan on same page: Marc Barety
ISLAMABAD, JUL 16 (DNA) – Ambassador of France Marc Barety has said both France and Pakistan defend multilateralism, a balanced globalization and advocate for sustainable human development, respectful of diversity. French ambassador said, “I am pleased to share this national celebration with the people of Pakistan, whose generosity, hospitality and dynamism I have witnessed during my travels throughout the country and my daily work in Islamabad”. He expressed these views on the occasion of National Day of France. Federal Minister for Planning Khusro Bakhriar was the chief guest. This gatheringRead More
PPP files application seeking production order of Zardari for NA session
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Tuesday submitted an application with the secretariat of the National Assembly (NA), seeking production order of former president and PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari – who is under the custody of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi for investigation into the money laundering through fake bank accounts case. However, the production order could not be issued till the last reports came in, and it is being anticipated that the PPP would stage a strong protest over the matter during a sessionRead More
SC hears judge Arshad Malik video scandal case
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Tuesday conducted hearing on the case pertaining to alleged video scandal of former accountability court judge Arshad Malik. According to details, a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Asif Saeed Khosa took up the case on three petitions filed by citizens asking the apex court to probe alleged video scandal.